National Register of Historic Places

Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
June 3, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000549

About this property

The Ben C. and Jenetter Cyrus House, at 325 E. 25th St. in the Independence Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas, was built around 1915, near the center of Independence Heights. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It was described in its NRHP nomination as "typical of the housing for many of the middle-class residents of Independence Heights. Ben Cyrus operated a jitney service in downtown Houston from about 1915 to the early 1920s. Jitneys provided a basic form of mass transportation in a number of major cities during this period and competed with electric streetcars. Black jitneys served a special role for the African American population as an alternative to other segregated forms of transportation. The City of Houston banned by ordinance all black owned jitneys in 1922-24 at the insistence of the Houston Electric Company, operators of the streetcar line and developing motor bus transportation." The property deemed significant in the area of Ethnic Heritage (black)." About the house: "Although modest in detailing, the house is typical of forms constructed in the city in the mid 1910s. The Cyrus House served as a domestic space for the family but also a headquarters for his jitney service in Houston."

Location

325 E. 25th St.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.81822, -95.39282

Categories

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Sources

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When was Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House listed on the National Register?

Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House?

Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House?

The period of significance for Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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